2016 presidential race wide open for Republicans (poll)

This photo taken Jan. 14, 2014, shows New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivering his State Of The State address at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Christie's office is denying a claim by the mayor of Hoboken that the Christie administration withheld millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy recovery grants because she refused to sign off on a politically connected development. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Two high-profile Republicans could find themselves in
trouble if they throw their hats in the presidential ring in 2016, according to
a new poll.

The Washington Post-ABC News poll shows three in 10
Republicans said they would not vote for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should he
choose to run for president in 2016. Among voters who said they were "conservative",
35 percent said they would not vote for Christie, who has been accused of shutting
down lanes on the George Washington Bridge as part of a political vendetta.

Nine percent of Republicans say they definitely would vote
for Christie, while 50 percent say they would consider doing so.

Things were even worse for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Fifty percent of registered voters said they "definitely would not" vote for
him in a general election. Just 6 percent said they would vote for him and 38
percent said they'd consider it.

The poll shows the possible 2016 Republican field remains wide open. Among
those who said they'd definitely vote for a candidate, former GOP nominee Mitt
Romney came in the highest at 12 percent. Romney has said he will not run for
the presidency again.

Romney was followed by Rand Paul at 9 percent and Mike Huckabee,
Christie and Bush at 6 percent each. Twenty-five of those asked said they would
definitely vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton.